Hitachi invests in UK rental company

Former One Call Hire directors Anthony and John Fitzpatrick are jointly running a new UK rental business which is owned by Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd.

Synergy Hire Ltd, based in Letchworth, will offer self-drive rental of Hitachi excavators and breakers. Its fleet will comprise ZX26U-6, ZX48U-6 and ZX85US-6 mini and compact excavators, as well as larger machines from the ZX130-6 to the ZX210LC-6.

Although Synergy Hire is not being marketed as part of Hitachi’s Premium Rental dealer initiative in Europe, it can be viewed as a UK-specific variant of the manufacturer’s push into rental.

“The UK construction machinery rental market is proven,” says Synergy Hire Director John Fitzpatrick, who runs the company with his brother, Anthony. “We offer the latest machinery, which is well maintained, and contractors have a fixed cost per week, with no machines lying idle.”

He added; “We don’t have any variations in our fleet, as we’re focusing solely on Hitachi mini and medium excavators in order to offer an unrivalled level of service.

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